St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-12
abandoning me-. was the victim, they
the culprits; was defenseless.
TIIEX INIHHOIIrr IsIrxrs

With ana martyrlZeQ, Kills; man
dishonOred and slapped in the
face. kills also. l was more than de.
cefved, slapped in the face, robbed and
| which the law admits to be punishable.
| But am avenged, for l have killed
them-taken from them, as it was my
legitimate right to take from them, their
| life of happiness in exchange for the
shameful one which they had imposed
upon me. You speak of it as a parri-
eide, but can you call them parents,
those people to whom was a burden
intolerable, spot of infamy; to whom
my birth was calamity, my life con-
slant menace of shame? They yielded
| But for all that, and | say 1t trutbfully,
| / was prepared and ready to love
| them.
| at is two years, as have told you,
since that man, my father, entered my
| place for the first time. / suspected
nothing. He came OStensibly to order
| some furniture, but he had learned my
history from the cure-I learned this
later on-under the seal of: the pro-
foundest secrecy. He returned fire.
Quently, always bringing me work to do
for him, and paying well.'n'At the same
| time he talked little of one thing or
BEGAN TO FEEL. AN AFFECTION
| for him. AT the beginning OF the year
| he brought his wife with him., my
mother. When she entered she trem-
| bled so violently that Isupposed her to
| be the victim OF SOmegherVeuS- malady:
gave her seat and glass of water,
| but she never spoke, save to answer
| yes or no. as my father appealed to
| her, and looked about her in fright
ened, bewildered way. When she de-
parted | truly believed her a little
| craZed. :,ir =:s
"The following month, however. they
returned-she calm and peEfectmistreSS
| of herself. They remained that day
long enough to chat awhile, and; to give.
me the details of an order was to fill
for them immediately They came, in
| this way three or four times, still with;
out my suspecting anything. AT last,
one day she began to question me of my
| childhood and my parents.
My parents, madame l. replied,
with bitterness, t'wefe,Is miserable
| wretcheS who abandoned met nI,e .ra
''At my words she staggered, turned
| pale, and, with a low moan, fell to the
| floor unconscious. Then, and then only,
| OWNED the truth. 1t was my mother.
| Yes L said to myself, my mother, but
must be careful not to let her see that |.
| suspect it, | wished to see if she would
come again; also what she intended
| to do.
''In the meantime sought for infor-
| nation myself, and learned that Mons.
- and his wife had been, married in
July of the preceding year; that my
| mother was a widow OF three years
| standing at the time of the marriage,
| and that
| with that of my father, her present hus-
band during the lifetime of the first,
but there had been no proofs. /, how
| ever, knew BETTER was the proof-the
| proof which they had from the first
concealed and striven to destroy.
Il waited, and one evening she re-
turned, accompanied, as usual, by my
father. This day-why l, cannot tell
yol-she was strongly moved, and said
to me in going away:
~'4Ou seem to be an honest boy,
Mons. Georges, and skillful workman.
| wish You well, and, as you will some
/ would like to aid you in the only way
| can to the choice of one that will suit
You. l was married once myself against
the dictates: of my heart, and know
what suffering it is. Now l am rich,
clIildless, free and mistress of my own
fortune; here is your dot and she
handed maia heavy envelope. -.
$50 IL answered, without touching
the paper, and looking her. straight in,
the eyesyo so, its is true; you are my
motifer!%ft 2p,Q il .rs.r...s g..
and would have fallen again if my
father hatl.not caught her in his arm.
"'You are mad he cried; you have
lost your senSeSH
Not at ALL | responded. L know
well thatyou are my parents. have
felt it for some time; but avOw it to
me, admit it frankly, and l viii continue
to guard the secret, to guard it with my
life, for do not wish to be recognized,
nor to be other than am, a simple
maker OF furniture; but admit it-only
tell me that you are my parents!' and
knelt before them implOringly.
Still they recoiled, my father NOV
ing toward the entrance, holding my
mother in his arms, now in
A PARONISM OF HYSTERICAL TEARS.
But ran and locked the door, putting
the key into my pocket.
Look at your wife, / cried; look at
her and deny if you can that she is my
motherr"
M. - had become very pale as
spoke, overcome by the thought of the
scandal, so long evaded, fallen upon
them like a thunderbolt. Their posi-
ton, reputation and honor would be
lost at blow.
"'You are scoundrel. The stammered:
"a scoundrel seeking to extort money!
And again he sought to leave, the room,
my mother sObbing wildly in his arms,
but the door was locked and he could
not move it.
& If you do not open it, he continued.
and open it at once, l will commit YOU
to prison at every hazard, on the charge
ofviolence and attempt to black-mail.'
''Quietly and with cOmp0suEeI did as;
he commanded-open the door and
watched them pass into the growing
shadows. Once more it seemed i was
to be made an orphan--to be abandoned
and thrown upon the world alone. AN
inSuppOrtable sadness, siimingled with
anger, hatred and disgust, invaded me;
justice, right, honor, rejected af-
lection, all cried JoHt within
me, and l ran from the house
and followed themy along the bank of
the Seine, which they were compelled
to traverse to gain the station of Ghaton.
Soon overlook them, the night, in the
meantime, having jsete in dark and
gloomy. l went with the step of the
wolf along the grass, so lightly, indeed,
that they did not hear me- My mother
was still crying, my, father talking to
her. : .,itoS::3 - -:
Tits your own fault said he, why
did you persist in coming to see him? 1t
| was So @77'.
MADNESS IN OUR POSITION.
We could have done as much good at
distance, and without. showing our
selves; then he would never have been
! able to recognize us.'.;n-,.w ~ -
II waited for no more, but threw my
self between them. .,e 1r.t
{" You know Icried, you know you
my, I hova1hna, 1 x,D,,